Registered sex offender pleads guilty to West Seattle harassment

A registered sex offender who made headlines after re-entering the United States from Canada last fall pleaded guilty Tuesday in Seattle Municipal Court to misdemeanor harassment and resisting arrest charges for an October incident that occurred in West Seattle.

The sexual assault was reported to have happened not long before the harassment incident occurred.

Stanley is an American citizen who re-entered the United States in the fall from Canada. There, he racked up an extensive rap sheet of sex crimes.

U.S. Marshals found Stanley in downtown Seattle on Oct. 17 after he was reported missing from Canada, having cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet on Oct. 1. Canadian officials, however, declined to extradite him, so he was released.

He later registered as a homeless sex offender living in Washington.

The harassment and resisting arrest charges to which Stanley pleaded guilty on Tuesday stemmed from an Oct. 22 incident in which he made loud noise in an alley behind a West Seattle resident. When a man asked him to quiet down, Stanley repeatedly threatened to beat him up. He then resisted arrest by responding Seattle police officers.

Hours earlier, Stanley reportedly met a 16-year-old male at a grocery store, conversed with him and walked with him to an alley in the 2400 block of 44th Avenue Southwest. There, Stanley gave the boy alcohol and attacked him.

The teen pulled a knife and ran to contact police, reports say.

King County prosecutors continue to review that case and await forensic test results, said Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

Stanley was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 154 days suspended, according to the City Attorney’s office. With credit for time already served, Stanley is eligible for release on March 10.